1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910969850003321

Autore

Bell Gerwin

Titolo

The Size of Government and U.S.-European Differences in Economic Performance / / Gerwin Bell, Norikazu Tawara

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009

ISBN

9786612843129

9781462337613

1462337619

9781452702650

1452702659

9781451872392

1451872399

9781282843127

1282843125

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (53 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Altri autori (Persone)

TawaraNorikazu

Disciplina

332.1

Soggetti

Economic development - Political aspects

Economic stabilization - Econometric models

Demand and Supply of Labor: General

Fiscal Policy

Income economics

Labor Economics Policies

Labor economics

Labor Economics: General

Labor market policy

Labor market

Labor markets

Labor supply

Labor

Labour

Macroeconomics

Manpower policy

Marginal effective tax rate

Public finance & taxation

Tax administration and procedure

Tax policy

Taxation

Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General



United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; I. Introduction; II. The Basic Model; Tables; 1. GDP Level Accounting relative to the U.S; III. The Economic Effects of Government; A. The Base Case; B. The Welfare Effect of Government in International Perspective; Figures; 1. Key Parameters of the Baseline Model by Country, 1970-2001; C. Assessing the Fit of the Model; 2. Incremental Welfare Improvement for Different Tax Policies; D. Different Preference Structures; 3. Goodness of Fit over the Period 1970-99; IV. A Role for Efficiency-Enhancing Government; A. Frictions in the Labor Market; 4. Goodness of Fit of the Friction Model

B. Labor Market Frictions, Productivity, and Policy 2. Calibrated Vacancy Cost and Match Productivity (1990-99); 3. Bivariate Relations between Labor Market Policies and Efficiency; 5. OLS Regression of Labor Market Efficiency Indicators and Policies; V. Concluding Remarks; References; Appendices; I. Labor Supply in Balanced Growth Models; II. Analysis of Welfare Effects of Different Government Size; III. Introducing Risk Aversion and Capital; IV. Calibrating Labor Market Search Frictions for European Countries Using a Search Model

Sommario/riassunto

An influential strand of recent research has claimed that large governments in European countries explain their weaker long-term economic performance compared to the U.S. On the other hand, despite these alleged costs, large governments have been popular with electorates. This paper seeks to shed light on this apparent inconsistency; it confirms an adverse effect of taxes on labor supply, but also finds evidence of efficiency-increasing government intervention. However, and especially in the core "Rhineland-model" European countries, actual government policies often depart from such efficient interventions, pointing to the possibility that voters prefer redistribution even at the cost of allocational efficiency.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911034948303321

Autore

Banerjee Paula

Titolo

The Postcolonial Compendium : Keywords in Forced Migration and Refugee Studies / / edited by Paula Banerjee, Nasreen Chowdhory, Priya Singh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2025

ISBN

981-9654-47-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2025.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (218 pages)

Collana

Political Science and International Studies

Altri autori (Persone)

ChowdhoryNasreen

SinghPriya

Disciplina

325.014

Soggetti

Emigration and immigration - Government policy

Identity politics

Human rights

Peace

Migration Policy

Identity Politics

Politics and Human Rights

Peace and Conflict Studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Keywords -- References -- Glossary.

Sommario/riassunto

The postcolonial compendium aims at a compilation and brief explication of key terms used in the multidisciplinary field of forced migration and refugee studies. There have been significant debates, contributions, and interpretations in recent years which have reshaped the way academia analyses and maps refugee and migration studies, at the same time, expanding its scope. Research on refugees and forced migrants has had a long history cutting across disciplines, exploring multiple dynamics such as forced and voluntary movements, displacement and dispossession, heterogeneity and agency of forced migrants, human rights, humanitarianism, protection, practice and policy. In addition, academics, policy makers and practitioners are still



contending with the diverse challenges that remain in the aftermath of a global pandemic and continue to permeate the refugee and migrant space exacerbating the precarious state of public health, particularly in the global south with far reaching consequences. Paula Banerjee, IDRC Endowed Chair on Gender and Forced Displacement, AIT, Bangkok Nasreen Chowdhory, Associate Professor, University of Delhi, New Delhi Priya Singh, Associate Director, Asia in Global Affairs, Kolkata.